MCP server

ply 3D Printing

com.plyparts/ply

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Custom 3D-printed parts: describe a part, upload a 3D file or pick a model, see a live price, order.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

plyparts.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

7

Token cost

About 4,685 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http ply https://www.plyparts.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.ply]
url = "https://www.plyparts.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"ply":{"httpUrl":"https://www.plyparts.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"ply":{"url":"https://www.plyparts.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"ply":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.plyparts.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add ply https://www.plyparts.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"ply","server_url":"https://www.plyparts.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"ply","server_url":"https://www.plyparts.com/mcp"}

Tools

• find_models ~148 tokens
  Search for ready-made 3D models ply may print and sell: Printables (open or commercial-use licenses only; non-commercial models are left out) and Poly Haven (CC0 decor, props and figures, scaled to fit). Returns titles, designers, licenses and page links.
• list_materials ~57 tokens
  The materials, colors and strength levels ply prints custom parts in, with what each material is good for.
• make_part ~1029 tokens
  Build, check and price a custom 3D-printed part from exact sizes (mm): plate with holes, L-bracket, spacer/standoff, washer, or box with lid. Shows the part in 3D with its price and an Order button. Sizes left out use sensible defaults. Use again with new sizes or options when the customer asks for
• order_part ~1206 tokens
  Put a part into a ply cart and get the link to finish the order on plyparts.com (shipping, payment, engineer review). Nothing is charged here. For a built part pass the same template, sizes and options; for a file pass its path and options.
• price_file ~590 tokens
  Price the customer's 3D file (STL, 3MF, STEP or OBJ) and show it in ply's card. Without a file, shows the card with an upload button (with sourceUrl: the model page to download it from). In ChatGPT, pass a file the customer attached. Pass `path` (from an earlier result) to change options for a file
• price_model_link ~611 tokens
  Price a 3D model from its page link and show it in ply's card. Printables: ply fetches the file itself if the license allows printing it for sale (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA, GPL, Commercial Use…) and credits the designer; other licenses are declined with the reason. Poly Haven (CC0 decor and props made a
• recommend_material ~1044 tokens
  Run ply's material advisor ("Help me choose" on plyparts.com) for a part: it may ask up to 2 questions about how the part is used, then recommends a process, material, color and strength. Give either the part's ply `path` (a file) or its template and sizes (a built part).

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